Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-01

pilot cloth. For the rest, his manners
were uudemonstrative, his voice deep and
low toned, mis- bearing qdiet aud COM
posed ia. gusTded. lie never spoke IN
haste; hn rad the air VI :. Man Thoroughly
St home 10 MS business, aud caring toT
nothing beyond. At times, CHANGING up
at him suddenly, you might have detected
a look of deep sIyness on his face; but
this would instantly disappear, and the
frank expression which took It's place
would leave you in doubt whether you
bad not been mistaken.
Mr.. Grady began life as q small boy
running aDout the streets Of New YORK.
Regular education he had none, bat he
cG4triyed 20 pick 10 q good deal OF use
full if promIscuous, Information. His
parents were Irish, and oy no means IN
6tfluent circumstances. They were
unable &c give their son 2 start
in life: but, IS compensation,
they had endowed him conformity with
toe faculty CT making q start Tor himself.
Not far from where he lived was the es-
Enlistment of house painter, ana John,
having ingratisted himself with the owner
! BY some such trifiing services as boys can
render, was thereafter permitted Inc
freedom O. the shop, He watched TIE
men at their work to such good purpose
that when, one day, he asked and received
permission to try his hand at 8 bit If q
lob which happened to be left unfinished
he acquitted himself so well that the
painter agreed 10 give him employment.
He speedily attained excellence IL this
trade, end he likewise improved the OPP.
pOrtun!ty OF becoming acquainted with
bookkeeping and the rudimentS Of bust
ness. Had he gone on as he began be
| would, no doubt, have finally succeeded
to the shop AID the good will.
But fate had another destiny in store
for John. One Saturday afternoon, hav-
ing received his wages, he put on mis- best
clothes and started out with money in his
pocket, to enjoy himself. He was not &
drinker, nor given to excuses Of any
kind; but ne liked to be among lively
crowd, to listen to the conversation and
80 pick up ideas. he repaired to saloon
GU the east side of the city, called for 6
! glass of beer, and while he slipped it gave
ear to a heated discussion which was N
! progress regarding the comparative mer-
ia Of two Weli-kn0Wn pugilists. Both
the disputSGts were little the worse for
liquor, and the bYstanders were laughing
and egg.ng them or. All of q sudden one
of them struck the other in the face. A
short but savage fight ensued, ending in
the other party falling against the bar and
hitting his head on the projecting corner
with such violence as TO destroy his fur
Their interest III the proceedings.
Hereupon the victor, elated with his
triumph, began to rutile his feathers and
veunt himself, and declared that he
would serve in a similar manner whomso-
ever should venture 10 question the
accuracy OK his pugillstiC judgment.
Now Grady happened to know this Eel
low, End 20 entertain contempt for both
his mental and physical qualities. Dis
| gusted at the absurd pretensiols of the
| youth, he therefore departed from his
customary Il e OF conduct and, speaking
on the spur OF the moment, said; "Jim
Brady, you're fool. You didn't lick
mat fellow: ne licked himself, and it's
lucky fer you he did"
In the depths Of his heart jim Brady
| perhaps regretted that John was ia the
room; but he had now gone too far 10
retreat, and be reflected th@t, although
stoutly built, his antagonist wss four or
five inches shorter than himself and had
never been known as fighter. Accord
ingly he stepped up to him with q bully
ing air and remarked: "P'raps you think
| you can lick me yerseli:"
az don't fight" replied John; "but it
don't need fighter to do for you"
"You don't fight, don't yeI?" returned
jim, feeling emboldened. "Well, yer
talks too much, any way, so hers some
thin' TO shut yer mouth" and he aimed g
0sck-handed blow at him
John parried 1t and rose promptly 10
his feet
! SNOW, boYs,n exclaimed the bartender,
who had been IL the ring himself and
whose command was law, "yCu stop
right thereL There amt goln' 70 be no
more fightin' in this ba-Toom. If YOU
want to have quiet turn up, there's the
back yard. NOBODY won't interfere wish
! you there, and" he adGec. after no
ment's pause, ''it you're in earnest. i'll
| put up flyer on the little ~. VIII any
man here, Snd stand by 10 see f2iE pIaYt'
jim, "sQid John, thrGstine his hands il
his trousers pocket, I'll oct you $40 nv
self that l can IICG yJq, 2no there's the
money! and he laid the oils Oh C1e
counter.
At this there Was much rejoicing sid
uproar among the spectators, who at
! once took sides in the matter ana hurried
/ the cHmbatants into tue back yGrd. !
heap OF empty beer kegs and other rue
I Dish was quickly moved Out OF the Wey
and 6 ring formed. jim, who diQ rot
/ happen 10 have SO about him, borrowed
that sum Of 3 5ac6er, secretly wondering
! whether he should pc able to pay him
! back. John was quiet. but sppsrentL2
confident. The bartender Iouk MIN
aside and asked him whether he
knew how TO use his hands?
Johns reply not being entirely sat
tstactory, his friend proceeded
rapidly to instill into him few tunda-
mental principles, adding: "PN give
! you knee, and il you do as | tell you
/ you'll WIN your money and mine too"
Everything being IL readiness, the men
faced each other and spared fer su
! opening. After a moment Jim led Of
with his right and got home lightly on his
| opponents forehead. John st almost the
same instant delivered swinging blow
81 the others ribs, which, though partly
psrried, made him vince. Jim then
rushed to close quarters, but here Johns
superior weight and compsctrees gave
him the advantage. Perceiviug this,
Jim stepped back and landed & smart hit
on the eye, and Johns counter fell snort.
He attempted to close again, when time
wsS called, and the men went to their
corners. Although jim bad technically
the best Of the round, John seemed much
the fresher of The two, as well as the more
eager 70 get to work again.
''Hit Straight,end hitfor hisibody; keep
! NO hoo !. -